6 Jul 1990
THE OWNERS OF CARGO LATELY LADEN ON BOARD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "FRINTON" v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "FRINTON"
- Citation
- THE OWNERS OF CARGO LATELY LADEN ON BOARD THE SHIP OR VESSEL "FRINTON" v. THE OWNERS AND/OR DEMISE CHARTERERS OF THE SHIP OR VESSEL "FRINTON"
- Court
- Court of Appeal
- Case number
- CACV195/1989
Majority of bills contained a valid exclusive jurisdiction clause and the defendants' principal place of business was in Piraeus; defendants discharged the burden to show Greece was an available forum plainly more appropriate than Hong Kong under Eleftheria/Spiliada principles; therefore a stay of proceedings in Hong Kong was ordered in favour of Greece.